After a dangerous ascent through approximately 600 metres of dangerous icefall the team finally reached the top to establish Camp 3, which was pitched at the entrance to the vast wilderness of the Western Cwm. Camp 3 provided the team with a welcome respite and room to move after a weary ascent through the hazards of the ice cascade below.
Camp 3 - Top Of The Khumbu Icefall
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It was the end of the first stage of their effort on the mountain. However above the camp a further crevasse –
the biggest crevasse of all - halted further progress. It was here that the icefall was beginning to break away
from the glacier of the Cwm leaving a massive gap into which fell enormous blocks of ice, which made crossing very
difficult.
In order to proceed across the big crevasse they had come prepared with a light alloy sectional ladder which was
bolted together to form a bridge across the narrowest part of the crevasse. As they crawled across the slender
ladder they were able to look down and see a chaotic jumble of great blocks of ice and the ice fretwork and blue
green walls dropping away into an abyss hundreds of metres below. It was a sensational crossing.
Entrance To The Western Cwm
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